Fullbright v. Neely
Supreme Court of Georgia
Complaint for land. Before Judge Hammond. «Burke superior court. July 23, 1907. Ngely sued Carter to recover 436 acres of land, alleging, that said tract is a part of a tract of .639 acres laid off and assigned as dower, in 1867, to Mrs. Electra A. Carter, widow of Isaiah Carter, who died in 1861, seized and possessed of said tract, and leaving a will that was duly probated and admitted to„ record in October, 1861; that by his will he directed that his property be divided…
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Complaint for land. Before Judge Hammond. «Burke superior court. July 23, 1907. Ngely sued Carter to recover 436 acres of land, alleging, that said tract is a part of a tract of .639 acres laid off and assigned as dower, in 1867, to Mrs. Electra A. Carter, widow of Isaiah Carter, who died in 1861, seized and possessed of said tract, and leaving a will that was duly probated and admitted to„ record in October, 1861; that by his will he directed that his property be divided into as many shares as he had living children, and one for his wife, and one share be given to each child; that the…
1Opinion of the CourtHolden, J.
1. An assignment of error in a motion for a new trial, complaining of the admission or rejection of evidence, is not valid when such evidence is not literally or in substance set forth in the motion or attached thereto as an exhibit.
2. Upon the trial of a complaint for land, evidence of a declaration made by the defendant, while in possession thereof, that the purchase by him of the dower interest therein made his title to such land complete, as he had previously acquired and then owned the reversionary interest, was inadmissible in his behalf, where no question as to prescriptive title or…
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